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Municipal Manager
Joggie Scholtz
The Integrated Development Plan (IDP) for the Swartland municipal area is instrumental in executing the organisation’s new strategy over the next five years. The plan is the result of listening and incorporating the ideas of our residents, businesses, community organisations and focus groups, our ward committees, employees and councillors.
The story of Thandi was used to get people dreaming of a better future. Thandi is a fictional little girl who was born in extremely poor circumstances with little hope for the future. I am sure that everyone of us has a Thandi in our lives. The challenge posed at all the meetings was: What must change to improve Thandi’s circumstances in such a way that she will have a better chance to be successful in life?
This method changed the mood of meetings from griping sessions to being very positive and focussed. It also resulted in really excellent and creative inputs from the participants, probably the best in years. This paved the way for a three day strategy session in November 2022 with councillors and senior management where the foundation for the new IDP was laid.
Three important outcomes of the session were -
Our dream of a desired future for the Swartland.
An inspiring new vision, namely Swartland forward-thinking 2040 - where people can live their dreams.
Five new strategic goals, namely:
The Municipality has done great work in the past. People who live and work here love the Swartland.
The management tone at the top, political stability and oversight, maturity, capacity of Mayoral Committee and a team that complements each other creates the environment for excellent performance at the Municipality.
Over the past 9 years our average capital spending was 92.61%, operating spending 95.98% and an average collection rate of 96.39% over the same period.
Between 2017/18 and 2021/22 the Municipality's financial sustainability improved positively resulting in an increased capital replacement reserve from R46.2million to R115.8 million and our spending on roads infrastructure from R32 million to R80.7 million.
99.5% of our urban households have access to piped water, 97.2% to sanitation, 98.4% to electricity and 78.3% to refuse removal (2022 SEP Report)
Since 1999 the Municipality has delivered 7 344 houses and 1 095 service sites at a total cost of R346.8 million across the different towns.
However, we should never become complacent. We must remain committed to plan for and deliver the necessary infrastructure to meet the growing needs of our area and its communities while maintaining the character of our towns. Swartland Municipality as an organisation must remain effective, efficient and ethical. We know we can do even better.
Our IDP may never be a document that collects dust on a shelf. The vision and strategic goals provide the roadmap to guide our decision-making, business planning and budget-setting processes for the next 5 to 10 years and beyond. The Plan will ensure we make the right choices.
Swartland Municipality is committed to ensure that our area will become a place where all our people can live their dreams.
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